Questionnaire Public Report03/06/2017 10:30:07 AM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Round:NLSY79 Round 27
Instrument :R27 Youth Main Field
  1. Regular Schooling



Q3-B []Section: Regular Schooling

Now I would like to ask you some questions about school.....

First I would like to ask you about regular school, such as high school, college, or graduate school. By regular school we mean school which can be counted toward a high school diploma or a bachelor or graduate degree. Later in the interview I'll be asking about other types of schools and training programs.


Q3-1 []Section: Regular Schooling

At any time since [Date of last interview], have you attended or been enrolled in regular school?

(READ IF NECESSARY:)--that is, in an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, a college, or a graduate school?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-1A)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-4A
Lead-In:Q3-B [Default]


Q3-1A []Section: Regular Schooling

Since October 2014, in which months were you attending regular school? (If you were attending regular school at all during the month, count it as a month attending school.)

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

 1   OCTOBER 2014 2   NOVEMBER 2014 3   DECEMBER 2014
 4   JANUARY 2015 5   FEBRUARY 2015 6   MARCH 2015
 7   APRIL 2015 8   MAY 2015 9   JUNE 2015
 10   JULY 2015 11   AUGUST 2015 12   SEPTEMBER 2015
 13   OCTOBER 2015 14   NOVEMBER 2015 15   DECEMBER 2015
 16   JANUARY 2016 17   FEBRUARY 2016 18   MARCH 2016
 19   APRIL 2016 20   MAY 2016 21   JUNE 0216
 22   JULY 2016 23   AUGUST 2016 24   SEPTEMBER 2016
 25   OCTOBER 2016 26   NOVEMBER 2016 27   DECEMBER 2016
 28   JANUARY 2017 29   FEBRUARY 2017 30   MARCH 2017
 31   APRIL 2017 32   MAY 2017 33   JUNE 2017
 34   JULY 2017 35   AUGUST 2017 36   SEPTEMBER 2017
 37   OCTOBER 2017

Default Next:Q3-1B
Lead-In:Q3-1 [1:1]


Q3-1B []Section: Regular Schooling

Are you currently attending or enrolled in regular school?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-1C)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-2A_VERBATIM
Lead-In:Q3-1A [Default]


Q3-1C []Section: Regular Schooling

What grade or year of regular school are you attending or enrolled in?

 1   1ST GRADE 2   2ND GRADE
 3   3RD GRADE 4   4TH GRADE
 5   5TH GRADE 6   6TH GRADE
 7   7TH GRADE 8   8TH GRADE
 9   9TH GRADE 10   10TH GRADE
 11   11TH GRADE 12   12TH GRADE
 13   1ST YEAR COLLEGE 14   2ND YEAR COLLEGE
 15   3RD YEAR COLLEGE 16   4TH YEAR COLLEGE
 17   5TH YEAR COLLEGE 18   6TH YEAR COLLEGE
 19   7TH YEAR COLLEGE 20   8TH YEAR COLLEGE OR MORE
 95   UNGRADED

Default Next:Q3-3
Lead-In:Q3-1B [1:1]


Q3-2A_VERBATIM []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the main reason you left at that time?

(IF MORE THAN ONE REASON GIVEN, PROBE:) What is the one main reason?

RECORD VERBATIM 


Q3-2A []Section: Regular Schooling

 1   RECEIVED DEGREE, COMPLETED COURSE WORK
 2   GETTING MARRIED
 3   PREGNANCY
 4   OTHER REASONS DIDN'T LIKE SCHOOL
 5   LACK OF ABILITY, POOR GRADES
 6   HOME RESPONSIBILITIES
 7   OFFERED GOOD JOB, CHOSE TO WORK
 8   COULDN'T AFFORD TO GO - FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
 9   ENTERED MILITARY
 10   EXPELLED OR SUSPENDED
 11   SCHOOL TOO DANGEROUS
 12   MOVED AWAY FROM SCHOOL
 13   OTHER (SPECIFY)

Default Next:Q3-3
Lead-In:Q3-2A_VERBATIM [Default]


Q3-3 []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the highest grade of regular school you have ever attended?

 1   1ST GRADE 2   2ND GRADE
 3   3RD GRADE 4   4TH GRADE
 5   5TH GRADE 6   6TH GRADE
 7   7TH GRADE 8   8TH GRADE
 9   9TH GRADE 10   10TH GRADE
 11   11TH GRADE 12   12TH GRADE
 13   1ST YEAR COLLEGE 14   2ND YEAR COLLEGE
 15   3RD YEAR COLLEGE 16   4TH YEAR COLLEGE
 17   5TH YEAR COLLEGE 18   6TH YEAR COLLEGE
 19   7TH YEAR COLLEGE 20   8TH YEAR COLLEGE OR MORE
 95   UNGRADED


Q3-4 []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the highest grade or year of regular school that you have completed and gotten credit for?

 1   1ST GRADE 2   2ND GRADE
 3   3RD GRADE 4   4TH GRADE
 5   5TH GRADE 6   6TH GRADE
 7   7TH GRADE 8   8TH GRADE
 9   9TH GRADE 10   10TH GRADE
 11   11TH GRADE 12   12TH GRADE
 13   1ST YEAR COLLEGE 14   2ND YEAR COLLEGE
 15   3RD YEAR COLLEGE 16   4TH YEAR COLLEGE
 17   5TH YEAR COLLEGE 18   6TH YEAR COLLEGE
 19   7TH YEAR COLLEGE 20   8TH YEAR COLLEGE OR MORE
 95   UNGRADED

Default Next:Q3-4A
Lead-In:Q3-3 [Default]


Q3-4A []Section: Regular Schooling

[R currently enrolled in school?]==1

COMMENT: Did r attend since DLI but not currently attending

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-7

Default Next:Q3-5C
Lead-In:Q3-1 [Default], Q3-4 [Default]


Q3-5C []Section: Regular Schooling

[Highest grade completed?]

COMMENT: What is the highest grade R has attended since last interview?

If Answer >= 1 AND Answer <= 8 Then Go To
Q3-10C_CHK0
If Answer >= 9 AND Answer <= 12 Then Go To Q3-7
If Answer = 13 Then Go To Q3-7
If Answer >= 14 AND Answer <= 20 Then Go To Q3-7
If Answer = 95 Then Go To Q3-10C_CHK0

Default Next:Q4-CHECK
Lead-In:Q3-4A [Default]


Q3-7 []Section: Regular Schooling

[High school diploma or GED reported as of last interview? (with possible update during survey)] ==1

COMMENT: Did R have a HS diploma or GED at the date of last interview?

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-9

Default Next:Q3-8
Lead-In:Q3-4A [1:1], Q3-5C [9:12], Q3-5C [13:13], Q3-5C [14:20]


Q3-8 []Section: Regular Schooling

Do you have a high school diploma or have you ever passed a high school equivalency or GED test?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-8A)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-10C_CHK0
Lead-In:Q3-7 [Default]


Q3-8A []Section: Regular Schooling

Which do you have, a high school diploma or a GED?

 1   High school diploma   ...(Go To Q3-8C)
 2   GED   ...(Go To Q3-8B)
 3   (IF VOLUNTEERED:) BOTH   ...(Go To Q3-8C)

Default Next:Q3-8C
Lead-In:Q3-8 [1:1]


Q3-8B []Section: Regular Schooling

When did you receive your GED?

Enter Date:  
MonthYearDay 

Default Next:Q3-9
Lead-In:Q3-8A [2:2]


Q3-8C []Section: Regular Schooling

When did you receive your high school diploma?

Enter Date:  
MonthYearDay 

Default Next:Q3-9
Lead-In:Q3-8A [1:1], Q3-8A [3:3], Q3-8A [Default]


Q3-9 []Section: Regular Schooling

(([R currently enrolled in school?]==1) && ([Is respondent currently attending or enrolled in school? (not used in text)]==0))

COMMENT: Did R attend since DLI but not currently attending

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-10A

Default Next:Q3-10C_CHK0
Lead-In:Q3-7 [1:1], Q3-8B [Default], Q3-8C [Default]


Q3-10A []Section: Regular Schooling

Since [Date of last interview], have you obtained any kind of academic degree, for example, an associate's degree or any other type of college degree?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-10B)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-10D
Lead-In:Q3-9 [1:1]


Q3-10B []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the name of the highest degree you have received since [Date of last interview]?

 0   None
 1   High school diploma (or equivalent)
 2   Associate/Junior College (AA)
 3   Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA)
 4   Bachelor of Science (BS)
 5   Master's Degree (MA, MBA, MS, MSW)
 6   Doctoral Degree (PhD)
 7   Professional Degree (MD, LLD, DDS)
 8   Other (SPECIFY)

Default Next:Q3-10C
Lead-In:Q3-10A [1:1]


Q3-10C []Section: Regular Schooling

In what month and year did you complete that degree?

Enter Date:  
MonthYearDay 

Default Next:Q3-11
Lead-In:Q3-10B [Default]


Q3-10C_CHK0 []Section: Regular Schooling

[last round R completed] >= 23 && [hgcever] > 0

COMMENT: Did R attend since DLI but not currently attending

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-11

Default Next:Q3-10D
Lead-In:Q3-5C [1:8], Q3-5C [95:95], Q3-8 [Default], Q3-9 [Default]


Q3-10D []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the name of the highest degree you have ever received?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY, EXPLAIN THAT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS CONSIDERED A DEGREE.)

 0   None   ...(Go To Q3-10E_CHK1)
 1   High school diploma (or equivalent)
 2   Associate/Junior College (AA)
 3   Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA)
 4   Bachelor of Science (BS)
 5   Master's Degree (MA, MBA, MS, MSW)
 6   Doctoral Degree (PhD)
 7   Professional Degree (MD, LLD, DDS)
 8   Other (SPECIFY)

Default Next:Q3-10E
Lead-In:Q3-10A [Default], Q3-10C_CHK0 [Default]


Q3-10E []Section: Regular Schooling

In what month and year did you complete that degree?

Enter Date:  
MonthYearDay 

Default Next:Q3-10E_CHK1
Lead-In:Q3-10D [Default]


Q3-10E_CHK1 []Section: Regular Schooling

[r completed less than 9th grade and has not earned a diploma or ged]==1

COMMENT: Did R attend since DLI but not currently attending

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q4-CHECK

Default Next:Q3-11
Lead-In:Q3-10D [0:0], Q3-10E [Default]


Q3-11 []Section: Regular Schooling

(([R currently enrolled in school?] == 1) && ([Grade or year of school respondent currently attending or enrolled in (not used in text)] >= 13)) || (([R currently enrolled in school?] == 1) && ([Highest grade ever attended?] >= 13))

COMMENT: Has R attended grade 13 or higher since the date of last interview?

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-13

Default Next:Q4-CHECK
Lead-In:Q3-10C_CHK0 [1:1], Q3-10C [Default], Q3-10E_CHK1 [Default]


Q3-13 []Section: Regular Schooling

Now, I would like to ask you about all of the degree-granting colleges or universities you have attended since [Date of last interview].

Let's start with the most recent first.

Default Next:Q3-13A
Lead-In:Q3-11 [1:1]


Q3-13A []Section: Regular Schooling

VAREXIST([college attending at dli (initial on info sheet)])

COMMENT: Is there a university on the info sheet to match against?

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-13B

Default Next:Q3-14A-LOOP-BEGIN
Lead-In:Q3-13 [Default]


Q3-13B []Section: Regular Schooling

We have [college attending at dli (initial on info sheet)] as the university you were attending on [Date of last interview]. Is this correct?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-14A-LOOP-BEGIN)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-13C
Lead-In:Q3-13A [1:1]


Q3-13C []Section: Regular Schooling

INTERVIEWER: ENTER THE CORRECT UNIVERSITY R ATTENDED ON [Date of last interview] BELOW. IF R ATTENDED NO UNIVERSITY ON [Date of last interview],

PRESS <SPACE BAR> ONCE AND THEN SELECT <SUBMIT AND CONTINUE> TO PROCEED.

Enter: 

Default Next:Q3-14A-LOOP-BEGIN
Lead-In:Q3-13B [Default]


Q3-14A-LOOP-BEGIN []Section: Regular Schooling

REPEAT

COMMENT: Begin loop about schools attended

Default Next:Q3-14BB
Lead-In:Q3-13B [1:1], Q3-13A [Default], Q3-13C [Default]


Q3-14BB []Section: Regular Schooling

VAREXIST([University or college attended at date of last interview (with employer update during survey)])

COMMENT: Is there a university on the info sheet to match against?

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
Q3-14C

Default Next:Q3-14CC
Lead-In:Q3-14A-LOOP-BEGIN [Default]


Q3-14C []Section: Regular Schooling

Is [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] the same college or university that you (are currently attending/have most recently attended)?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-17)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-14CC
Lead-In:Q3-14BB [1:1]


Q3-14CC []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the name of the [most recent/next most recent([sch-loop1 counter])] college or university you attended since [Date of last interview]?

Enter: 

Default Next:Q3-17
Lead-In:Q3-14BB [Default], Q3-14C [Default]


Q3-17 []Section: Regular Schooling

Where is this school located? What is the town or city?

(INTERVIEWER NOTE: ENTER TOWN OR CITY.)

Enter: 

Default Next:Q3-18
Lead-In:Q3-14C [1:1], Q3-14CC [Default]


Q3-18 []Section: Regular Schooling

(INTERVIEWER: IS THIS SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE U.S.?)

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To Q3-20)

Default Next:Q3-19
Lead-In:Q3-17 [Default]


Q3-19 []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the state?

 1   ALABAMA 2   ALASKA 4   ARIZONA
 5   ARKANSAS 6   CALIFORNIA 8   COLORADO
 9   CONNECTICUT 10   DELAWARE 11   DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 12   FLORIDA 13   GEORGIA 15   HAWAII
 16   IDAHO 17   ILLINOIS 18   INDIANA
 19   IOWA 20   KANSAS 21   KENTUCKY
 22   LOUISIANA 23   MAINE 24   MARYLAND
 25   MASSACHUSETTS 26   MICHIGAN 27   MINNESOTA
 28   MISSISSIPPI 29   MISSOURI 30   MONTANA
 31   NEBRASKA 32   NEVADA 33   NEW HAMPSHIRE
 34   NEW JERSEY 35   NEW MEXICO 36   NEW YORK
 37   NORTH CAROLINA 38   NORTH DAKOTA 39   OHIO
 40   OKLAHOMA 41   OREGON 42   PENNSYLVANIA
 44   RHODE ISLAND 45   SOUTH CAROLINA 46   SOUTH DAKOTA
 47   TENNESSEE 48   TEXAS 49   UTAH
 50   VERMONT 51   VIRGINIA 53   WASHINGTON
 54   WEST VIRGINIA 55   WISCONSIN 56   WYOMING
 60   AMERICAN SAMOA 61   CANAL ZONE 62   CANTON AND ENDERBURY ISLANDS
 66   GUAM 67   JOHNSTON ATOLL 71   MIDWAY ISLANDS
 72   PUERTO RICO 73   RYUKYU ISLANDS, SOUTHERN 74   SWAN ISLANDS
 75   TRUST TERRITORIES OF PACIFIC 76   U.S. MISCELLANEOUS CARIBBEAN 77   U.S. MISCELLANEOUS PACIFIC ISLANDS
 78   VIRGIN ISLANDS 79   WAKE ISLAND 0   OTHER (SPECIFY)

Default Next:Q3-21
Lead-In:Q3-18 [Default]


Q3-20 []Section: Regular Schooling

What is the country?

Enter: 

Default Next:Q3-21
Lead-In:Q3-18 [0:0]


Q3-21 []Section: Regular Schooling

(Is/Was) [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] a 2-year or 4-year school?

 1   2-year
 2   4-year

Default Next:Q3-22
Lead-In:Q3-19 [Default], Q3-20 [Default]


Q3-22 []Section: Regular Schooling

When did you first attend or enroll in this (college/university)?

Enter Date:  
MonthYearDay 

Default Next:Q3-23
Lead-In:Q3-21 [Default]


Q3-23 []Section: Regular Schooling

What (is/was) your field of study at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

(PROBE IF NECESSARY:) What (are/were) you majoring in?

Enter: 

Default Next:Q3-24
Lead-In:Q3-22 [Default]


Q3-24 []Section: Regular Schooling

(Does/Did) [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] consider you a full-time or part-time student?

(IF DON'T KNOW, PROBE:) What (do/did) you consider yourself?

 1   Full-Time
 2   Part-Time

Default Next:Q3-25
Lead-In:Q3-23 [Default]


Q3-25 []Section: Regular Schooling

What (is/was) the total number of credit hours you (have) ever earned at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q3-26
Lead-In:Q3-24 [Default]


Q3-26 []Section: Regular Schooling

Since [Date of last interview], did you receive a loan to cover any of the costs for your college expenses at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

 1   YES   ...(Go To Q3-27)
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-28
Lead-In:Q3-25 [Default]


Q3-27 []Section: Regular Schooling

How much was the total dollar value of all the loans you have received for your college expenses at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] since [Date of last interview]?

Enter Number: 

Default Next:Q3-28
Lead-In:Q3-26 [1:1]


Q3-28 []Section: Regular Schooling

Are you currently attending or enrolled in [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To Q3-29)

Default Next:Q3-30
Lead-In:Q3-26 [Default], Q3-27 [Default]


Q3-29 []Section: Regular Schooling

When did you last attend [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

(INTERVIEWER: DATE FIRST ATTENDED: [Month/year respondent first attended university or college, if different from that listed at date of last interview([sch-loop1 counter])~X].)

Enter Date:  
MonthYearDay 

Default Next:Q3-30
Lead-In:Q3-28 [0:0]


Q3-30 []Section: Regular Schooling

Have you attended any other college or university since [Date of last interview]?

 1   YES
 0   NO

Default Next:Q3-31-LOOP-END
Lead-In:Q3-28 [Default], Q3-29 [Default]


Q3-31-LOOP-END []Section: Regular Schooling

UNTIL([Did R attend any other schools?] ==0)

Default Next:Q4-CHECK
Lead-In:Q3-30 [Default]